# Fractures at Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa
> OSHA SIR `2023064914` · 6/4/2023 · DALTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa
- **Location:** I75 southbound, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30720
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was seated in a truck that was being lowered from a tow truck. The employee exited the truck and fell to the ground, resulting in a hip fracture.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*